Machine for drilling and tufting brushes.



` PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907. G, REHFSS Sz E. I?. BUCH. MACHINE FSR DML'LNG ND TUFTNG- BRUSHES.

Emme-.MON FILED '950.220,1905,

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No. 855.810. PATENTE JUNE 4, 1907.

.Ema LLING Mm www@ BRUSHES.

M. RBHFUSS': MACHINE FOR DB APPLIUATION FILED 1320.20, 1905.

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MACHINE FOR DRILLNG AND TUP'HNG BRUSHES.

AYPLIATION FILED DEO. 20, 1905.

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FATENTBD JUN 4, 1,907.- f M o. RBHPUSS E En?. BUSH.

MACHINE Foa BMLLING AND TUNING BRUSHES,

APPLICATION ILED DEO. 20. 1905.

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No. 855,810. I PATENTBD JUNE 4, 1.907.

M. 0i REHFUSS @L E. I?. BUCH. I

MACHINE FUR BRILLNG AND TUFTING BRUSHES.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.20,1905.

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MACHINE EOE NEEEEENG AND TUNNING BRUSHES.

APPLICATION FILED 33150.20. 1905.

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No. 855.810. PATENTED JUNE 4, 1907. M. 0. RBHFUSS @n E. F. BUCH. MACHINE FOR DRILLING AND TUFTING BRUSHES.

AYPLIOATION FILED DBO. 20, 1905.

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M. 0. RBHPUSS d: E. F. BUCH. n

MACHINE FR DRILLING AND TUFTING BRUSHES.

ABPLIOATION FILED DEO. 20. 1905.

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PATNNTEN JUNE 4, 1907. M. o. RBHFUSS a E. F. BUGN. MACHINE FON DRILLING AND TUETING BRUSHES.

APPLICATION FILED DEU. Z0, 1905.

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MARTIN O. REHFUSS, OF PHILDLFHL/, PENNSYLVANIA, AN D EDV/*ARD F. BUCH, OF ASTOREA., NEW YGRK, ASSiGNORS, BY MESNE ASSIGNMENTS,

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srrrrio To f/,ZZ 'Hf/mm it 'mf/.y concern:

Beit known that we, MARTIN O. Rnnrnss, of No. 1417 South Broad street, Philade-l phia, Pennsylvania, and EDWARD F. BUCH, of Broadway and Academy tracts, il-isteria, Kings county, New York, citizens of the United States, have irnjented certain new and useful YImprovements in lvlachii'ies `for Drilling and Tufting Brushes, uliy described and represented in the following specification and the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

This invention relates to a brush machine in which the hruslrhlocl; held -"mary during the drilling of the hlocl and the insertion of :L tui-t, and inea-ns for drilling hole in the block and inserting a. tutt are mounted j .7.

over the block to bring the drill si1 driver alternately over the seme point upon the hlock. The block requires to he shifted after tuiting each hole.

The ohject of the invention is to draw the required tuft of bristles from a quantity stored in a magazine, double the saine to form a loop in s. horizontal plane, feed wire to suitable tools to cut off and formv staple 'with the prongs pointed downwardly, to feed the loop of the bristle-tutt holow the forli oi" such staple, and drive thc staple and tuft through aguide-soclict into the hole in the brush-block. In carrying ont this ohject, employed, which will he fully 'understood by reference to thcl annexed drawing, in which Figure l isa side elevation of' the .nnnghinf'n Fig. 2 is :i plan oi the saine; F 3 shows the reciprocating har for the head with i he lower part oitlic head and the means for delivering the'tult to the tul't-driv'cr; Fie'. l shows the head clo'sc to the adjacent en( olf the frame with a staple just loi-mcd and a tuft presented thereto, and the drill engaged with the hrush-hlock; Fig. 5 shows, on a larger scale, the parts which lorm the staple with the wire lcd to thc cutter; Fig. (i a similar View to Fig. llwith the head moved out from the traino, the Luft-guide lowered andthe tutt insorted in the brush-block; Fig. 7 is an elevation of the tutt-guide, bristle-tutt, and staple upon a larger scale; Fig. 8 is a plan'oi the Specification of Letters Patent. swims@ nid December 20, i905. semi no. 292,557.

tuit- BRUSi- I COMPANY, A CORPORATION' 0F 'roe-Tine snoei-iss.

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section, where hatched, of the head and other pa at the center lineiof the 'tuft-driver, with the anvil retracted; and Fig. 10 shows the lower end oi' the saine parts With the anvil projected beneath the tutt-driver. Fig. 11 shows the top of the head; Fig. 12 is a section on'line'12-12 in Fig. 6; Fig. 13 is a. section of the wire gage and cutter on line13`l3 in Fig. 5, Witha plan of the adjacent parts of the wire gage; Fig. 14 is a View looking toward the bottoni of the'head, with the Wire hed removed to show the wire clamp; Figs. 15 and i6 are an edge View and outside View of the Wire hed Figs. 17 and 18 are a. side View and end View of the wire clamp; Fi s. 19 sind 2O are a side View and edge View of t 1e tuit-guide and its slide; Figs. 21 and 22 are a plan and side View of the inuit-hook which removes the tutt Afrom the magazine; Figs. 23 and 24 are a planand side vievsT of the tuftplscer which carries the tuft from the chain to the tuft-driver; Fig. 25 is a Vertical longitudinal section of the bristle magazine with the means for loosening and pressing the bristles, and the hook to remove a tutt; Fig. 26 is a .plan of the saine in section on line 26-26 in Fig. 25 5 Fig. 26a shows a plan of the magazine withthe tuit-hooh separating a tuft Fig. 27 shows u. vertical section of the magazine with the bristle litter elevated; and Fig. 27 shows the hristle lifter detached; Fig. 28 is a side elevation of the tutt-forming-devices; Fig. 139 shows the front side of the tuft-forrning dnwiers; Fig. 230 shows the magazine with thc iront plate out away, thc View toward the right in Fig. 2S; Fig., 31 is a Vertical section of the vmaga/.ine fat the center line of Fig. 2E), with a bristle supply box resting therein. Fig. 32 shows one side voi" the supply-box; and Fig. 33 is a section on line 33--33 in Fig. 3, including the entire tuftplacer. r.Fig 34 shows the iront end of tuftr'orming devices enlarged; and Fig. 3,5 shows j the rear side of the machine.

. The machine is shown with bed o, frame b l carrying driving-shaft c cani-shaft d j with gears e connecting the saine. A ,car-

and would in practice be actuated to move and the head shown in dotted lines at the leftl looking l toit-guide and its slide; Fig. Q'is a vertical IOO ' seats lo.

cover-plate to engage the lever r.

l essere the block at intervals for spacing the tuftl holes in rows, but such actuating means is not showt herein as it forms no part of the present invention, and it is understood that the ybrush remains stationary during the formation of a hole by drill 27 upon e.. drill-- spindle 7i, which is mounted upon a? head i above the brush-bloeit, and actuated by driving-oord j.

The head i. is attached to a har /r' reciprocat-od upon the frame hy earn l and lever ym, and. carries beside the drill-spindle a outterbar 'n which forms the staple, a plunger o movable within the cutter-har to operate the tutt-driver 6, and a tutt-guide or soelret having a slide r movable at the nach ot the euttenhar. The plunger o is 'reoiproeated by lever .o which is engaged therewith hv means of' a pin 4.6. These parts are clearly Shown in Figs. 4 to 14 inclusive. T he eutter-har n has a groove upon one side in which the plunger o is niovahle, noveplate 44 upon the cutter-lair, Fig. 4, holding the plungers in place, and. the pin upon the plunger o projects through a slot in the The head has hearings 7) and q at the top and bottom tor the drill-spindle il'. and eutter-bar n, and the cutter-bar is .furnished with spring-dogs t to engage a stud u upon the plunger o; which stud operates to move" the cutter-bar downward a short distance to out the wire, and form a staple therefrom during the lirst downward movement. of the plunger u. The dogs are then automatically released from the stud, and a continued movement of the plunger carries the trilt-driver downward to torce thestaple and tutt through the tutt-guide, in to the hrush-bloek.

A bridge n at the hottom ol' the cutterbar closes the groovein whieh the plunger reeiprocates, and is perforated. to form a guidefor the tutt-driver which moves through the same. after the eutter-bar is arrested by the Contact ol" the. dogs t with the.

The bottom ol` the (.futer-bar below the bridge is furnished as shown in Fig. 5, with a .steel piece having a noteh l to form the staple, a gage 2 for the wire. 3, and a eutter 4 to sever the wire. An anvil carried hy a sliding shank 7 is movable transversely below the noteh l (see Figs. 5, f) and l0) and the wire 23 is supported upon a wire bed l() carried b v the head on a line with the.top ol' the anvil 5, sueh bed having a groove S, as shown in-Fig. l5, to guide the wire beneath the. cutter 4, and operating with lhe'eutter Ll, to sever the wire..

The anvil shalt 7 is provided willi a hub carrying a roller the heb being kept l'rom turning b v an eye 2l lxed to an arm on the hub, and sliding upon a stud projeeted l'rom the. back ol' the head, as shown in Figs. E) and l0. 'lhe hub is reeiproeated to move the anvil in and'out below the cutter-bar by means ol a melt-shaft 1S having at its upper end au arm lil provided with a slot to receive. the roller 2U, as shown in Fig. IZ. The body of the roch-shalt is provided with a. spiral spring (as shown in Fig. 35) which spring presses the arm l?) normally toward the. head, and thus holds tl anvil normallyY beneath the euttenbar in the position shown in Figs. 5 and l0. .l eam i7 shown upon the forward end olt the ram-shalt d in Figs. l and 35, operates upon an arm projected from the lower end of the rook-shalt ld, and operates in opposition to the spring 1S to retract the. anvil from beneath the ruiter-bar when required.

'lhe eain t7 is upon the end of the shaft d at one side ot the rook-shaft, and an arm upon the lower end oi the roch-shalt rests upon the. laee ol the eam as shown in Fig. 3.5, so that at each rotation of the shaft d, the r iel-sliatt 1.*1 is oseillated, and the arm 1) is drawn haehwa-rdlv from the head i. Such movement occurs at a. proper time to retraet the anvil from the staple, before. the staple is deposited in the. tutt-guide s b v the descent of the toit-driver.

The wire. clamp l1 (see Figs. l, (i, 17 and 18) has a shank l2 movable vertiealh' upon the head, with a spring 2H which presses the elamp normallyr toward the wire bed. 'lhe shank 112 is raised to lift the. elamp from the wire bed, when the head i` is moving toward the frame of the maehine, by a earn l, rollerbar `l-l and lever l5. 'lhe wire bed lo, whose groove S guides the wire to the eutter, is movable with the head "i, as is also the elamp il. il roller is shown in Fig. 255 over the point ol' the lever 15, sueh roller being sup )oited upon the, rear side. of the shank l2 so lliat the movement. ofthe lever operates to lil't the wire elamp when the head is moving toward the traine l). (Figs. 34 and 35.) The wire is furnished by a reel y (see Fig. l) and the wire elamp ll grasps it when the head is in the position shown in Fig. ll; and when the head moves outward from the frame, draws sullieien wire from the reel to i'orm a staple, as shown in Fig. 5.' The wire elamp being released during the inward movement oi the head, the wire is automatieally l'ed aeross the anvil to the wire gage. 2, as shown in Fig. 5, during sueh movement.

'lhe entier-bar requires but a slight downward movement, as shown in Fig. o, and this is ell'erted by the engagement ol' the stud u.

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(upon the plunger o) with the dogs t, whieh,

at the end ol' the required movement, eontaet at their lower ends with seats lo upon they bearing l] ol the head; whieh eauses them to separate and let the stud continue its downward movement.

The normal engagement ol' the stud with the upper ends ol' the s )ring dogs is shown in Fig. l, the passage ol (he stud past them when they ari,` separated is shown in Fig. l,

- tutt, the stapleforinin cam w andlever c which actuate -socket movable vertically rverse to the path.

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and the continued movement of the. stud f with the plunger o is shown in Fig. 6, where l the plunger is shown in its extreinelower position, which carries t-lie tutt-driver o' downward with the tuft, as shown in lf'ig. 7. rlhe l the plunger l are thus enabled also, for a brief period, to f actuate the cutter-bar to sever the wire.

he -movement of the cutter-bar not' only severs the wire, as will be apparent by inspection of Fig. 5,' but the notch l in the bar also' bends the wire over the anvil into staple-form, as shown in Fig. 4.

l i l l l It will be obvious from the above descripl tion, that the same head which is movable over the brush-block for drilling and tultiiig l holes, in the block carries a tuft driving! upon .the head, a plunger movable vertically upon the head with a tuft-driver operated to pass through the tauft-guiding socket when driving the g anvil movable upon the head above the tutt-guiding socket trans of the tuit-dri'ver, means bristle-tufts between the for placing 'loops of anvil and the trilt-guiding socket, means lor.

feeding wire across the anvil, a cutter-bar ycontinuous movement ,so'cket upon the end of it g which has its outer l tance exactly equal to the sp'ace between the Il l line with the tutt-driver for severing the wire and bending a staple upon the anvil, and means' operated by the trilt-driver during a for temporarily engaging'the cutter-bar, whereby the plunger which carries the tutt-driver performs a doubleffunctioii, as it not only propels the tult driver in a continuous movement, but imparts by the dogs t and stud Lu a temporary movement to the cutter-bar, to form the sta` ple in e line with the tutt-driver and with the orps of'the bristle-tufts.

'I sleeve 23, fitted loosely to the drill-spindle h between collars 24, is provided with a pin 25, and is reciproca-ted by a cam 3() and a bell-crank 3l, which latter is connected by rock-shaft 28 to an arm 32 having a sliding connection with a rod 26, fitted to the pin 2 5. (Fig. 35). The arm 32 has'a tubular and the rod 26, end iitted to the pinV 25, cylindrical shank fitted to e socket upon the arm 32, which shank is fitted to slide in the socket. Such sliding joint maintains the engagement of the arm I 32 with the pin 25 when the head t' moves back and forth upon the frame b. The cam l and lever m are proportioned to move the head upon the frame b of the machine `a disl having a cutter and staple-former movable in is formed with a th centers of the drill 27 and tutt-guide s, and when a hole is formedby the movement of the tuft-guide s and tutt-driver 6 directly over the hole to place the tuft therein. I Bristle tufts 33, formed with a horizontal loop, (as indicated by\the dotted lines 33 in drill 27 the head outwardlv brings the bach. of

and immediately I retracted.

as shown in the tuft-driver e, the slide fr for thetuft-guide .moving downward coincidentiy with the ram by the engagement oi a dog l2 upon the the rain with a spring-pin 4.1 which projects from the top .of a spring-'box ll() attached to the slide, as shown in Figs. 19 and 20. The dog projects through aI slot in the of the cutter-bar, which allows the dog to contact with the spring-pin and force the tuftfU-uide .9 downward. as the toit-driver descent s. The spring which supports the springqiin 4l permits the dog to press the driver elastically upon the'brush-block and thus maintain a close contact with blocks ol various thicknesses, and compensates for the adjustment ol' the brush-block atvarious eration ol the parts upon the head, when supplied with a succession of horizontally loopedV tufts is follows: The head being moved to its inner position shown in vlfig. il, the anvil 5 is pushed by the cam 17 beneath the cutterbar, as shown in Fig. l0, and 'the wire is l'orced over the anvil 5, as shown in Fig. 5. The drill 27 is then depressed by its cam 30, as in Fig. 4, to drill a hole in the bruslieblock g,

retracted to its initial position. During the drilling of the hole, the cam' 'w moves the plunger o downward, engaging the stud fu, with the dogs t upon the cutter-bai', as shown in Fig. l, which moves the cutter 4 from' the position shown in Fig. 5 to the position shown in Fig. 4, thus severing a staple-blank and bending the wire over the anvil 5 to forni a staple Bel. (Fig. 7.) The cam 13 then allows the spring 23 to press the wire clamp 1]., and the head moved outward from the frame by a cam l, drawing the wire with it in readiness to :feed automatic ally below the cutter when the head is again The staple being vtoi-med, theanl Yvil 5 retracted as in Fig. Si, and the cutterbar is then arrested, as shown. .in lligs 4 and by the contact of the dogs l with the seats 16 upon the bearing 1], which releases the studv u, and the downward movement ol the plimger continues, carryiiio` the tutt-driver (i into y b I contact with thc staple and engaging the l'ork of the staple with the loop of the bristle-tutt 33, and forcing both into thel staple-guide s,

Fig. 7. 'lhe proximity ol the parts to secure thisopci'ation is shown 'in Fig. 4, the tutt 33 being supported in the tutt-channel 36 until engaged with a staple,

which drags it out of the channel as it is fork of the staple ITO - thv hlovli.

thvl cuni uf rnisvs thv plungvr o to svt thv tnft tlrivvr again nhovv thv anvil. thv stntl n opvatting to rnisv thv vuttvr-lian' to its initizil position by rontnvt with :i vorvr-phitv 4l upon thv vutt'vr--httr4 (FigsA l unil (i.) '.lho pzn'ts atrv thus :ill rvstorvtl to thvir initial position. nn l thv hvznl is in rntlinvss to hvv inoi'vtl inirnrtl, ns shown in Fig. l. so ns to projvvt thv h'ill zig'nin into thv hrusli-hlovli: l

which hlovk` so fzn :is thv prvsvnt inrvntion is vonvvrnvtl, muy hv niovvtl in any ..vsirvtl l nulnnvr to spnvv thvi'oirs olholvs npnrt upon l Autonintiv nivvhnnisni for vf-4 lvvting lsuvh spin-nr; is shown in our vo-pvnil hlovks.

vlmin-hoolts 54 to wirr): tufts .v3 ol' hristlvs t l l l'roin thv nnnrzlzinv (through thv tui't-vlnxnl vaitvtl through slots 'l/ in thv sitlvs of lhv ningnzinv. to svpnrntv thv tnft thvrvlroni. :is

shown in Fig'. 2o, und tlv hooks upon thv vhaiin traxrvl vlosv to thv sitiv of suvh lult hoolt` :is shown in Fig. .Bt, to rvniorv thv tuft thvrvfroin: :intl whvn thv tnl'ts :Irv tuirrivti hy thv vhnin 1s nvt-tr :is possihlv to thv tufttlrirvr (i, :i tul't-plnvvi' 35 is rvviprovftttwl h): thv sitlv of thv hook within thv tul`t-rh.ninvl, to t nnslvr thv tult` from thv stnnv to thv position hvlow thv nnril und thv stuplv, shown in Fif;

'l`hv tufl-hooh 55 forms :i horizont'iil loop nl thv niiihllv of thv hristlvs in vnvhtnft, znnl the tnlt-vlmnnvl 3G is l'orinvtl, its shown in Fig. 33, to rvvvivv thv siilv. wings of vttvh tutt (whivh nrc shown svpnrtitvly in (lottivzl linvs 33 in Fig. Si :intl hohl thv tuft in its horif:ontail position. 'lho vhnin 53 iszn'rnngvtl to t-rnvvl oijvr thv (-.zun-slnifty d, :intl thv tuftvlnuuivl 36 is vxttvntlvtl over thv sinne intl hvviprovntvs thv hvml i, thv vlmnnvl 36 hnrinp; un opvn slot in thv bottoni, ais'shoii'n in Fig. 3 und 33, for the vhziin-htmkn alt to mirri thv titl'ts forward hvlow thv head i. Ahovv thv vhznnivl 36 is n slide-why 56 (Fig. 33) in whivh. n slitlv 57 is rvoiprovnted"hyviin1 5H unit lvrvr 5), (Figs. 1,2nnd 3), thvlvvvrvngngingn pin (it) projvctingf` from Athv sitlv of thv slitivwtty t through at slot (il nsshown in Fig. l.

A. hristtlv-sup )ort 6. (Figs. 3() anni 3l)'sus- Latins thv hristfvs in. thv lowvr mrt of thv. nmguzinv and slopvs townrtl thv l'ront sitio of thv inng'azinv. :is shown in Fig. 3l, to gnthvr :i snnill quantity of thv hristlvs inthv front vornvr.

Slots t.) nrv fornivzl in thv rvnr sitlv of the inttgiizinv (Figs. 30 und 3l). und' thv hristlvs lirv insvrtvtl in thv nur nzinv h); first filling .i suppl`\'ho\ NL havingr un opvn bottoni, :is shown in F/it 3l. with thv hristlvs rvtfiinetl thvrvin lijf pins N3. 'l`hv supply-hox is nitide to lit insittv thv top of thv ningnzinv, thv pins passing town into thv slots l.) :intl when the pins nrv ith-:irriwn thv vontvnts ol'4 thv supply-hoy tlrop into thv inijg'nzinv. Thv hris tlvsl .;rv .I itntvtt h lil'tvrs 03 littvil to' Vert-ivtil slots til in thv sitlv of thv inngrnzinv and litton .tltvr thv rvinorzil of v.tvh tnl't h v n roti of; :intl (nini titi. (Figs. l5 anni 27) This Linn is niountvtt npon n shafty t', shown in Fig. t,\\'hivh is vonnvvtvtl higvnrs tjH (shown in I:lottvtt linvsl in Fig. t. to nvoitl olisvnring tht` othvr p.n-tsi with n shi-ift tit) to tlrivv one ol thv vhnin-n'hvvls. :init also to :u'tuntv lvrvrs Thv prvssvrs 72 irv fornivtl ns prongs upon :t s\ringplntv T3 whit-h is hingvtl upon n slitlo T4 niomhlv ,'vrtivnlly upon thv front sitlv of thv mirar/inv hvtwvvn gihs 75 (Figs. 2S nntl 29). rlhv prongs projvvt through thv slots (il in thv front sitlvo'f thv ningnzinv n'hvn thv swing-plut is prvssvtl toward thv nitignfiinv h r thv lvrvr Til uint thv opvrntion of t-hvvani 't upon thv slit-tft' (hl, 'lhv prongs, when thns niovvtl into thvinngnzinv, .-irv prvssvtl h5' t1. spring link TT with thv slialv 74; thv vtnn .75 for thv lvvvr Tt living Littiivhvtl to thv inner sitlv nl' onv ol` thv grit rs tt; :intl opvrnting upon it rollvr T5 on thv outvr sialv of such lvvvr. (tivo Fig. iti.)

Thv. prongs 72 rvntlily pvnvtrato thv hristlvs whvn lorvvd into the .ningulxinv und crowd tion nirin'tl the portion bvrlow the prongs with thv forro rvguhitvtl by thv sprin;r in, thv spring vonnvvtingr link '77.

"lhv tutt-hook is pi'votvd by pin 78 upon n rvviprovitting-hin' 7S?, :mtl hns :in arm whivh is rnljustvti by n svrvw 34 jourinrlvtl in an vnr 35 upon they hrhr. Such screw svrvcsto vlovntv or tlvprvss thv point of thv tutt-hook nml thus vnusv it to vngngv, :intl rvtnovv from thv hott-oth of thv nmvgn-zinv, n `rvutvr or lvss quantity of thv hristlvs to torni :i Luft4 or hnoi. und n. vann Si, which :Lvts upon n roll S2 and the lvvvr, (ns shown in Figj), und thv har is rvtruvt'vtl by n. springr S3, sho n in Fig, 28.

it ill hv notivvtl from thc nhovv tlvsvrip- IOC tion thnt thv hvtul li is inm'nhlv ovvr thv hrnsh-hlovk to bring thv th'ill :intl tul't-tlrivvr ultvrnntvhI ovvr thv sznnv point, that thv min o Carrying thv tutt-drivvr is mountvd within thv uttvr-hnr so :is to opvrntv vvntrnlly orvr tho staple7 ns showin in Fig. 4, whvn thv stirplv is formed, that thv plunger hi' invii-us and that the chain-hooks 54 j bottom through the notch '35" 62, to loosen np techar each tu't, that the tutt-hook is adjustable to vai-5T the amountJ of bristles for each tnft, and tutplacer 35 deliver the tutt between the staple and the tutt-guides. These operations are all performed automatically by the' continued rotation of the cam-shaft d, and can Vbe ell'ected so rapidly that a hole may be drilled in the brush-blocl and a tuft inserted about once in every 'second of time.

The operation of the parts is such that they are adapted for cfa-operative use w.' any suitable 'means of holding the brush block and shifting it beneath the drill and tutt-driver in the desired-manner, and the block-feeding devices are not fully shown or claimed herein, as they may be varied vindefinitely.

Having thus set forth the nature of the invention what is claimed herein is:

1. In a brush machine, the combination, with the lvertical rectangular magazine 52 having the notch y in its'ront side, of the inclined bristle support 62 in the bottom7 the tuft-hook 55 reciprocated transversely of the y, and the iii-ter @1&1 movable vertically adjacent tothe support the bristles ,prior to each movement of the tutt-hook 55.

2. In a brush machine, the combination, with a vertically disposed maeazine having a tapering bristle-support 62 1n the bottom and anotch y in its front side, of the tuithook 55 rociprocated transversely across the bottom ot' the magazine and adapted to double the tutti by drawing it through the front notch, a tut-channel adjacent to the magazine to receive the doubled tutt, and havino a vertical chainliaving chain-hooks 54 movable in such Groove to remove the tufts 'from such tuttliook. A I

3. In a brush machine, the combination,

Y with a vertically disposed bristle-inagazine,

thereon and having,r

of a lifter operating through the bottoni of themagazine to loosen up the bristles, a slide upon the magazine with presserhinged prongs to penetrate the bristles, a cam with connections 'for recipron eating the slide, and a spring inserted in such connections to press the packer prongs down-1 Ward and means for removing bristles in tufts from the magazine.

4. In a' brushmachine, the combination, with a vertically disposed bristle magazine, of

a lifter operating through the bottom of the magazine to loosen up the bristles, a slide groove in the bottom, and a ing bristles in tufts from the magazine.

5. ln a lrusli machine, the combination,A

ezine 52 having the notch y in its front side, and tapering bristle-support 62 `extended Wholly across. the bottom to support theor intermittingly pressbristles, and a presser ing` the bristles downward, of the channel 36 extended from the notch y, the tutt-hook 55 reciproca-ted transversely across the bottom ci the magazine' and into the channel through the notch gf, af l intersecting themidflle of the bristles a and double a tuft and deposit the loopm. n in the channel, and a chain with. hooks movable in the tuft-cliannel to carry the tuit away from the tutt-hook.

" Tn. a brash machine, the combination, coton l verticallydispose-fi D tie notch y in its'tront ring bristle support (i2 .i across the bottom to support id a presser for intermittinglvir les downward, .of the chann Arom the notch y, the tnfted 'transversely across the v and into the channel tch y, and intersecting the (l with the rectangular vertically disposed magl l l i l i 1 l l l the combination lydis osed bristle y nl t 1e front and support 52 extended f ottoni' to support the zliannel magazine h fthe tsp-er Wholly ac oA 1 21.1 l enst-ies, or wf l notch. y, the iithoolr 55 reciprocated transl versely across the bottom o the magazine and into channef throngh'the notch y,

and intere ning; the i iddle of the bristles to separate anl double e tutt and deposit the looped tritt channel, a chain With the tuitchannel`3 to :oni the tnit-hool{, and movable the channel to from. the chain-hook and the staple, f'to'be car. #rough the tutt-guide by e 8. in wit-l means for holding the brush-block stationary during the drilling of a hole and insertioi'i of@ tnft therein, of ahead movable transversely over the .brush-block, a drill@ a brash machine, the combination,

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36 extended oni the spindle and a tuft-driver movable upon auch head, and means ior automatically shitting the head to bring the drill and tuftedriver alternately over the same point in the brushblock.

9. In a brush machine, the combination, with a head having a tutt-driver movable vertically thereon, of a tutt-guide movable vertically below the tutt-driver, means for placing a staple between the tuft-guideand the retracted end of the tutt-driver, means i'or delivering a tni't between the staple and' the tuftguide, and means for carrying the tutt-driver, the staple, the tuft and the tuftlguide downward simultaneously.

i l0. ln a brush machine, the combination, with the tutt guiding socket s, of means for forming a staple over the same, means for placing a tuft doubled in a horizontal plane 'and placing the loop of the tuft between the .staple and socket, and a tutt-driver to torce the staple downwardly with the loop of the tnlt into the tnit guiding socket.

11. In a brush machine, the combination, with means for holding the brush-block sta tionarv during the drilling of a hole and insertion ol a tutt therein, of the vertical head i having a horizontal slide la fitted to suitable guides, a drill-spindle and a tutt-driver movable vertically upon the head., a cam for auto matieally shifting the slide to move vthe head into two positions with the drill and tuiteeae io driver alternately over the same point ,in the brush-block, and holding the head in the two positions, and means for alternately de pressing the drill and the Luft-driver in the two positions of the head` l2. In a brush machine, the combination, with the head i movable transversely over the brush block, and `a tuft-guidin socket movable vertically u on the head, o a plunger movable vertical y upon the head with a tutt-driver to pass through thetnft-driving bristle-tutt downward into the tutt-guiding socket.

.ln testimony whereo'icv we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

AMARTIN O. REHFUSS.

EDWARD F. BUCH.

Witnesses as to M. U. Rehfuss:

Tiros. S. CRANE,

.,l. GEO. RnHrUss.

Witnesses as to E. F. Buch:

CHARLES A. Fierxrnas, THOMAS S. CRANE. 

